Arto (pronounced [ˈaːɾtɔ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]
Arto | |
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  Arto Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′3.11″N 15°23′35.78″E / 45.9841972°N 15.3932722°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Sevnica |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214.2 m (702.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 393 |
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Name
editArto was attested in historical sources as Ortt in 1433.[3]
Cultural heritage
editA 17th-century mansion known as Impoljca Mansion (Slovene: Dvorec Impoljca, sometimes Grad Impoljca, in older sources also Impolca,[4] German: Neustein[4]) stands on the banks of the Sava 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) west of the settlement core.[5] It now houses a retirement home.[6]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Sevnica municipal site
- ^ "Arto". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 81.
- ^ "EŠD 18566". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Impoljca retirement home official site
External links
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